Ockham Resources

Secondary Literature

Adams, Marilyn McCord. William Ockham. This two volume, 1402 page monster is the Ockham scholarship against which all Ockham scholarship is measured. It's the go-to text for anyone seriously interested in learning about Ockham, his metaphysics, and his theology, and will likely remain so for a long time to come.

Keele, Rondo. Ockham Explained. Ockham Explained is easily the clearest introduction to Ockham on the market. Those not already familiar with Ockham's work should start here.

Klocker, Harry. William of Ockham and the Divine Freedom. This is another fairly accessible text. As the name suggests, it examines Ockham's metaphysics through his concerns about protecting Divine Freedom.

Re: Ockham Resources

I thought I should include short bibliographies on some of the Ockhamists. Ockhamists' philosophies shared certain themes, but they shouldn't be seen as a group defending a set philosophy inherited from Ockham. They exhibited great variety in their philosophical and theological views, and not infrequently opposed one another.

Adam Wodeham

Courtenay, William J. Adam Wodeham: an introduction to his life and writings.

Slotemaker, John T, and Jeffrey C. Witt. “Adam de Wodeham”, in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. The article has a more exhaustive bibliography.

Gabriel Biel

Oberman, Heiko. The Harvest of Medieval Theology: Gabriel Biel and Late Medieval Nominalism.

Gregory of Rimini

Leff, G. Gregory of Rimini: Tradition and Innovation in Fourteenth Century Thought.

Schabel, Christopher. “Gregory of Rimini”, in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. There is a more complete bibliography in this article. You should check it if you want primary sources, as well. Likewise the other Ockhamists and their Stanford articles.